Headlines: A 50-State Foster Care Competition, 13-Year-Olds Tried as Adults, and More

On this month’s Headlines edition of The Imprint Weekly Podcast, we start by discussing the latest details on A Home for Every Child, which every state in the nation has officially opted in for.

Among the other headline we cover: the new national model licensing standards for foster care; stricter vetting around unaccompanied immigrant children seeking asylum protection; Mississippi’s new law that exposes kids as young as 13 to the adult justice and incarceration system; and much more. 

Reading Room 

All 50 States Are In On ‘A Home for Every Child.’ What’s Next?
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/all-50-states-are-in-on-a-home-for-every-child-whats-next/275917

Trump Administration Wants States to Loosen Requirements for Foster Parents
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/trump-administration-withdraws-licensing-standards/275531

Feds Want More Vetting of Unaccompanied Minors and Their Potential Sponsors
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/feds-want-more-vetting-unaccompanied-minors-sponsors/275677

TANF and Work: The Gap Between Perception and Reality
https://acf.gov/system/files/filefield_paths/TANF-WPR-Issue-Brief-FINAL.pdf

Alabama Settles Lawsuit Over Institutionalization of Foster Youth
https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/alabama-settles-lawsuit-over-institutionalization-of-foster-youth/275700

LGBTQ+ Advocates Brace for Consequences as National Christian Foster Care Agency Reverses Inclusion Policy
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/lgbtq-advocates-brace-for-consequences-as-national-christian-foster-care-agency-reverses-inclusion-policy/275618

New Law Will Send More Mississippi Children to Adult Courts and Prisons
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/new-law-will-send-more-mississippi-children-to-adult-courts-and-prisons/275871

Liability Insurance Survey by Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services
https://pccyfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PCCYFS-Insurance-Packet-2026.pdf

California Backs $150 Million Bond for Youth Housing
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/california-lawmakers-back-150-million-bond-for-youth-housing/275589